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CST Announces Qualification of 'Aramco Digital' to Obtain Radio License

CST Announces Qualification of 'Aramco Digital' to Obtain Radio License
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CST Announces Qualification of 'Aramco Digital' to Obtain Radio License

CST Announces Qualification of 'Aramco Digital' to Obtain Radio License

The Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST) announced the qualification of Global Digital Integrated Solutions Company (Aramco Digital) to obtain a Specialized Radio Network License in the 450 MHz band, after completing the regulatory procedures for the license.
The license allows the company to serve the industrial and business sectors through establishing a dedicated network, independent from mobile networks, operating on the latest global wireless technologies, according to SPA.

The network will aim to cater to the specialized needs of various sectors and seeks to achieve the Kingdom's leadership in providing specialized broadband communications services.
The CST board of directors' decision to qualify the company to obtain the license will advance the digital transformation within industrial, energy, transportation, healthcare, and other national sectors, in addition to enabling the fourth industrial revolution applications and industrial internet of things (IIoT).
CST previously announced a public competition in March 2024 for this type of license.

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Google to Open Second Data Center in Latin America, to Invest Over $850 Mln 

The president of Google Cloud for Latin America, Eduardo Lopez, participates in the inauguration of the Google Data Center works, on the premises of the Science Park, in Canelones, Uruguay 29 August 2024. (EPA)
The president of Google Cloud for Latin America, Eduardo Lopez, participates in the inauguration of the Google Data Center works, on the premises of the Science Park, in Canelones, Uruguay 29 August 2024. (EPA)
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Google to Open Second Data Center in Latin America, to Invest Over $850 Mln 

The president of Google Cloud for Latin America, Eduardo Lopez, participates in the inauguration of the Google Data Center works, on the premises of the Science Park, in Canelones, Uruguay 29 August 2024. (EPA)
The president of Google Cloud for Latin America, Eduardo Lopez, participates in the inauguration of the Google Data Center works, on the premises of the Science Park, in Canelones, Uruguay 29 August 2024. (EPA)

Alphabet's Google said on Thursday it will open its second data center in Latin America in the Uruguayan city of Canelones and invest more than $850 million in it.

Google opened its first data center in Latin America in Quilicura, which is near Santiago, the capital city of Chile, in 2015. It invested an initial amount of $150 million in the data center and spent an additional $140 million in 2018 for expansion.

"We hope our new data center in Canelones will be a significant contribution to the professional and technological development of Uruguay and the entire region," Google said in a blog post.

Reuters reported on Thursday that Google is considering building a "hyperscale" data center close to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and that the center would be ready in 2027.

In April, Google announced a $3 billion investment to set up a data center campus in Indiana and expand sites in Virginia. Google also said in May that it will invest $2 billion in Malaysia to develop its first data center and Google Cloud region in the country.